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A Stark Warning
On occasion while smoking some crud might get sucked up into the stem prior to when I intend to stop smoking the pipe. Essential then to pull out stem to push pipe cleaner through the bit from the tenon side to clear it. Stick it back on an resume smoking. No problem. Do have a pipe or 2 that...- irishearl
- Post #13
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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***What Are You Smoking, April 2024?***
That amount of time to smoke a bowl in a clay would be normal for me and not constitute a "fast smoke." Clay bowls are just too small.- irishearl
- Post #1,767
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Show Off Your Petersons Here!
Very nice. My favorite of my collection is a bent house pipe. Not one typically to buy mutiples of the same pipe, but would be tempted by a blasted house pipe to go with my rusticated one.- irishearl
- Post #2,670
- Forum: Pipes: Show Us Your (fill in the blank) Pipes
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***What Are You Smoking, April 2024?***
They do indeed. Only lately have they been showing up at the feeder this year.- irishearl
- Post #1,363
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Hello from Philippines
Welcome. 1 of my great uncles relocated to Mindanao following WWI.- irishearl
- Post #24
- Forum: New Member Introductions
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Attack of the (Pipe) Clones Episode 3
Lovely pipe. Isn't that an acorn or pear shape? -
Sandblast Quality of Peterson PSB, Ashton LX, and Kai Nielsen Artisan
The blast on my regular, old Squire looks pretty "PSB"-y. -
Art Deco Ashtray Stand Restoration Project
Great job. I have a floor-standing metal ashtray with a large, amber colored cut-glass ash tray that I always use when smoking a pipe. Bought it from a Goodwill store many years ago for $5. Had gotten all my wood pipe racks from second-hand stores years ago. Haven't seen much smoking-related...- irishearl
- Post #7
- Forum: Tobacciana History
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Peterson "Shannon Air System" Drops Tomorrow
If true, that would be a big nope for me. Ugliest looking Petes I've ever seen.;)- irishearl
- Post #7
- Forum: British Pipes
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Sipping your Tobacco?
That describes my approach pretty well. I don't try for any "slow smoke contest."- irishearl
- Post #14
- Forum: Pipe Smoking Basics & Beginner Questions
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Studies on Pipe and Cigar smokers - Inconsistent!?
Mark Twain famously said that there are lies, damned lies, and statistics. :LOL: Never smoked cigarettes but have smoked pipes for almost 50 years and smoked them often. Thus far, no notable health effects Kind of reminds me of my great aunt who, when she was 91, said she just gave up cigarettes...- irishearl
- Post #25
- Forum: General Pipe Smoking Discussion
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TAD Acquisitions 2024
The HB came in today. So, put away the latakia blend for the foreseeable future and fired up the HB. It's no OJK, but it is a serviceable burley-perique blend and an adequate OJK substitute as the perique in it is more notable than I recalled.- irishearl
- Post #247
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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TAD Acquisitions 2024
Been smoking a latakia mixture the last few months due only to having my every 6 months desire for it combined with recent chronic non-stocking of my favorite burley blend, OJK. As expected, my desire for latakia is about to peeter out and still no OJK in stock. So wanting a burley blend, picked...- irishearl
- Post #235
- Forum: Pipe Tobacco Discussion
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Shamrocks & Shenanigans 2024
Got a bit of the Irish in our tree as my dad's line spent some 150 years in county Antrim prior to heading to North America. Can also relate to the bagpipe part as well as we'd been living in Scotland before Antrim.- irishearl
- Post #39
- Forum: General Discussion
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Alligator
Had it as well as frog legs, escargot, and conch. Only 1 I didn't care for was conch as it was too tough. Also love Rocky Mountain oysters.:LOL:- irishearl
- Post #16
- Forum: Food & Drink